Lantern



(No Model.)

' S. B. PAN-GBORN.

V LANTERN. No. 285,506. Patented Sept. 25, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL B. PANGBQRN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,506, datedSeptember 25, 1883. Application filed March 15,1ss3. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL B. PANGBORN, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Lanterns, of which the following is a specification. 7

The object of mysinvention is to provide a hand-lantern which may bemore easily and quickly lighted and adjusted in position for immediateuse, and which will also permit the glass globeor body portion of thelantern to be removed from its carrying-frame to be cleaned than thoseheretofore constructed and now in general use; and it consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts of theframe, as hereinafter more fully described, andset forth in the claim.

Figure 1 represents an elevation of a lantern Fig. 2 represents asimilar view with the lamp and burner dropped downward preparatory tolighting. Fig. 3 represents a similar view with a portion of the frameor the cap elevated to permit the removal of the glass globe.

A represents the lamp and burner, of the usual construction, providedwith a tubular supportframe, .B, connecting with the base of the burnerat opposite sides thereof, and extending outward in either direction,then curved at a right angle and extended upward the desired distance,and provided with a support handle or bail, 0, one of the said verticaltubes B being provided with a projection, D, through which an opening isformed communicating with the said tube, the lower end of which opensinto the base of theburner, wherea by air may be blown into the openingat D, so as to extinguish the light, as heretofore and now in use.Surrounding the upper portion of the said burner is arranged in ahorizontal position the perforated air distributing or draft plate E,upon which rests the glass globe or body portion B of the lantern, asshown. Now, in order to permit the lamp to be lighted in an expeditiousmanner, a I have secured to the opposite sides or edges of the saidperforated air-plate E support rods F, which extend upward in closeproximity to the support tubes or frame B, and are secured to the uppersection portions, G, which are fitted to slide over or upon the saidlower tubular portions, B, one of which is provided with a projectingstop, H, which operates within a vertical slot, I, formed within thecorresponding upper section portion, G, as shown, whereby the lampportion A of the lantern is adapted to drop downward when the lantern islifted, in order to permit tl e burner to be lighted, being, shown inthis position in Fig. 2.

The lantern, being lighted, is set down or the bottom forced upward intoposition, when it may be secured by turning the hinged catch or hook Jinto contact with the horizontal lower portion of the support-rod F, asshown in Fig.3.

' It will be seen that the air-cap K at the top of the glass globe orbody of the lantern may under side of the upper section, G, so as topermit the stop-pin N to traverse the vertical portion of the angle-slot1, formed in the said vertical tube L. Said air-cap K may be slidupward, as shown in Fig. 3,which will permit the glass globe or bodyportion R to be easily removed for the purpose of cleaning, or, whendesired, the said cap K being held in such elevated position by turningthe said cap K back or in the opposite direction, so the said pin Nshall enter the lower horizontal notch or portion of the said angle-slotP, as shown.

The reverse movements of the several parts bring the lantern intoposition for use, as shown in Fig. 1. Any suitable catch or hook may besubstituted in place of the hinged hook or catch J, above described.

Having thus described my invention, what SAMUEL B. rANeBonn.

Witnesses:

SYLyENUs WALKER, CHAS. S. GOODING.

